IRGC
United States v. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and 1 other
Status: Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi: Convicted at trial, July 14, 2026; Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, A/K/A Mohammad Abedini: Charged, July 14, 2026
- District
- District of Massachusetts
- Docket number
- Not matched
- Group named in DOJ releases
- IRGC
- Statutes
- 18 U.S.C. § 2339B
- First DOJ release
- December 16, 2024
Primary Sources
- Founder of Iranian Company Arrested for Providing Material Support to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and for Scheme to Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology for Use in IRGC Military Drones, One of Which Killed Three U.S. Servicemembers, Office of Public Affairs, December 16, 2024 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts)
- Iranian Man Indicted for Providing Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization Resulting in Death, and for Scheme To Procure Sensitive U.S. Technology Used in Military Drones, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, December 19, 2024
- United States Seeks Civil Forfeiture of Cryptocurrency Associated with Iranian National Mohammad Abedini, U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts, September 11, 2025
- Massachusetts Man Convicted of Violating U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, Office of Public Affairs, July 14, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts)
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi
- Status
- Convicted at trial (DOJ release, July 14, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, 43, a dual U.S.-Iranian national of Natick, Mass., was convicted of one count of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) and two counts of violation of the IEEPA and the ITSR.
- Age
- 42 (per DOJ release of December 16, 2024)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran in violation of U.S. export control and sanctions laws
- Charged or arrested
- December 16, 2024
- Plea or verdict
- July 14, 2026
Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, A/K/A Mohammad Abedini
- Status
- Charged (DOJ release, July 14, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
The defendant was charged by criminal complaint in December 2024 alongside Mohammad Abedininajafabadi, a/k/a Mohammad Abedini (Abedini), of Tehran, Iran, and subsequently indicted by a federal grand jury shortly thereafter.
- Age
- 38 (per DOJ release of December 16, 2024)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization (IRGC), resulting in the deaths of three U.S. service members, and conspiring to export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran
- Charged or arrested
- December 16, 2024
- Custody
- DOJ describes the defendant as at large
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi and 1 other," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-sadeghi-2024/